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Two favorite Christmas CDs every year:

1) Andrew Peterson's "Behold The Lamb of God" -- it's a beautiful, musical telling of the whole big-picture story of Christmas.

2) Rick Trevino's "Oh Ven, Emanuel" -- I grew up going to the same church as he does, and every year he sings at the Christmas Eve service. He has the kids come up and join him for part of it. When I hear him singing "Away in a Manger," "Silent Night," and "Welcome to Our World," I'm back in the sanctuary with the warmth and light of all the candles and the crowd, celebrating Christmas with my church family. It amazes me how strong the connection is. I imagine it's a good CD in and of itself as well, but the real reason I listen to it is for the nostalgia.